The Cypress Path

Isaac as a child unknowingly sought safety beneath the expanse of the cypress tree, and in later life deriving comfort in its strength. Whether a single tree flexing its trunk-like horizontal branches above the room sized girth of its base, or an alignment in the open landscape to mollify the wind, their custodial power gave him the solitude to be at rest with himself, a respite from turmoil.
“Like the cypress tree under which he burrowed his hands on the family farm when he was a boy, the trees above him drove him into a state of being solely for himself. The sun barely penetrated the tangle of massive branches. The darkness above was seductive, at once mythical and imaginary, strong and protective. It was custodial.” (Page 144).
Therapy they said is what you need. I know someone who can help you, Dr Olga Niesohn. Are you ok? Of course not! But I don’t need your kind of help, so the conversation went.
How it began indeed. An impenetrable Isaac needed only to prove what came to him naturally, his great attribute would benefit the world, his lasting contribution, and it had to be delivered whatever the personal cost to him and those he held dear.

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